Leduca: processos de design ux/ui na prototipação de um produto digital para potencializar o aprendizado de crianças do ensino fundamental 1

Abstract

In a world governed by the irreversible revolution of technological advancements, where society finds itself accelerated and hyperconnected, human activity seems increasingly dependent on digital technologies. Children born already into contexts of a socially integral culture of consumption and needs for information, communication and interaction. Despite questionable on specific points, the constant and short-term process of technological advances has popularized such information and communication technologies far beyond, also penetrating educational realms inside and outside classrooms. If childhood is shaped by digital realities and cultures where education is understood through the real-virtual space relationship, addressing issues like User Experience Design to tailor interfaces to the particularities and needs of the target audience becomes essential when this audience is children - it is indispensable to place these users at the center of interface development processes that will directly impact their cognitive-emotional growth and shape their motivation to improve skills and intelligences. In this sense, using games with playful contents is recommended, as long as they provide easy, efficient and enjoyable learning experiences. This is where the principles of User Experience Design and Interfaces Development allow us to design positive user experiences, considering usability aspects in a way to benefit user activities. This undergraduate thesis delves into this theme to explore its theoretical concepts regarding the themes and subthemes that will support achieving its main objective: developing a prototype of an educational and playful digital artifact that enhances the learning of children in Elementary School 1, stimulating the desire for knowledge through interactive activities that focus itself on improving cognitive aspects such as attention, discipline and confidence in a pleasant, planned and motivating environment.